Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 906 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Authume is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Authume as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Demeure dite hôtel de Vurry, in Dole, 2.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Authume. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dole4.3 km south, in Dole
GardenJardin à la Faulx2.6 km southwest, in Dole
MuseumCollège de l'Arc de Dole3.9 km south, in DoleAttractionAttractionCouvent des Cordeliers de Dole4.1 km south, in DoleGardenGardenJardins de la collection Annabelle3.4 km northwest, in RainansMuseumMuseumMusée Louis Pasteur3.9 km south, in DolePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Authume.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of residents, below Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The median resident of Authume is 43.9 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Authume | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 6.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Authume has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Authume is 95.3%, above both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame de Mont-Roland PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 97%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Pasteur Mont Roland PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 76 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jacques PrévertBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 84 | 96%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Authume from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Authume is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Authume yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Authume is a commune of 906 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.